ascospore

Noun

Meaning

One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.]

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spore endospore basidiospore oospore zoospore resting spore exospore conidiospore zygozoospore teliospore asexual spore diploid spore dikaryotic spore dispersal spore germinating spore
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Hypernyms

spore

Close letter words and terms

ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate ascorbylation ascosphaeraceous ascosporic ascosporogenesis ascosporogenic